The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (35-18-7-1) had a wild weekend, which was capped off with a 5-2 win over the Bridgeport Islanders on Sunday afternoon.
After a thrilling overtime win on Saturday, the visiting Penguins kept the momentum rolling with four first-period goals against the Islanders. Valtteri Puustinen's tally at 17:26 winded up as the game-winner.
After setting a franchise record for consecutive wins, Sergei Murashov had the night off, allowing another outstanding rookie netminder, Filip Larsson, to pick up his 11th win of the season with just 22 saves.
Penguins Goalie Prospect Continues Historic Run In AHLTwenty-four hours after getting pummelled by the Providence Bruins, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins bounced back with a thrilling 3-2 overtime win on Saturday over the AHL's second-best team, the Hershey Bears.
Five players scored for WBS, including Sam Poulin, Matt Nieto, Boris Katchouk, Chase Stillman, and Puustinen. Poulin (goal, two assists) and defenseman Sebastian Aho (three assists) had three points to lead all scorers.
Regarding special teams, the Penguins converted on their single power-play opportunity (Puustinen), while the Islanders went 0-for-3 on the man advantage. It was a low-shot contest, with Bridgeport collecting 24 and WBS registering 21.
Interestingly, the Penguins were blown out by the Providence Bruins on Friday night 10-2. Still, with an overtime win over the Hershey Bears on Saturday and another over the Islanders on Sunday, WBS leapfrogged the Bruins into second place in the Atlantic Division.
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With 11 games left on the schedule, the Penguins are five points behind the Bears for the top spot in the division. Overall, WBS has the fifth most points (78) in the AHL. They return home to host the Hartford Wolf Pack on Wednesday night.